The Gaslight Anthem have in the
last few years attracted a dedicated following with their cross of modern punk
and Springsteen influences. Songwriter
Brian Fallon has put together a side project called The Horrible Crowes for
material that would not necessarily work in the context of his main band. If
you’ve listened to previous episodes of Love That Album with Geoff Smith as my
fellow commentator, you’d know of his love for both of these bands.
In episode 20 of
LTA podcast, Geoff, John Stirrat and myself discuss The Horrible Crowes album, “Elsie”,
in detail covering the themes being written about in the album, as well as the
music and lyrics. We ask the big questions – is Brian Fallon a stalker? Does he
take self pity a little too far or has he had his heart put through the grinder,
and is dealing with it the same way Roy Orbison, Chris Isaak and even Beck dealt
with it? This was a heated discussion, and we didn’t all agree on the merits or
otherwise of this album – which makes for a (hopefully) interesting show.
We also discuss the John Peel
archives being made public…in a virtual sort of way. Also, Eric Reanimator
returns with his segment “An Album I Love” to discuss a classic album from the
Screaming Trees.
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